EP0539581B1 - Detecteur d'integrite pour ajutage de jet de fluide - Google Patents

Detecteur d'integrite pour ajutage de jet de fluide Download PDF

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EP0539581B1
EP0539581B1 EP92915282A EP92915282A EP0539581B1 EP 0539581 B1 EP0539581 B1 EP 0539581B1 EP 92915282 A EP92915282 A EP 92915282A EP 92915282 A EP92915282 A EP 92915282A EP 0539581 B1 EP0539581 B1 EP 0539581B1
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Wei-Long Chen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26F—PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING
    • B26F3/00—Severing by means other than cutting; Apparatus therefor
    • B26F3/004—Severing by means other than cutting; Apparatus therefor by means of a fluid jet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B12/00—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
    • B05B12/08—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means
    • B05B12/085—Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area responsive to condition of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged, of ambient medium or of target ; responsive to condition of spray devices or of supply means, e.g. pipes, pumps or their drive means responsive to flow or pressure of liquid or other fluent material to be discharged
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24C—ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
    • B24C7/00—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts
    • B24C7/0046—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts the abrasive material being fed in a gaseous carrier
    • B24C7/0069—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts the abrasive material being fed in a gaseous carrier with means for preventing clogging of the equipment or for preventing abrasive entering the airway

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  • This invention relates generally to fluid jet nozzles and more particularly to a flow sensor located in a chamber downstream of the orifice to sense the flow characteristics of the fluid jet and the condition of the nozzle orifice.
  • Abrasive fluid jet cutters and cleaners are especially difficult to monitor since the flow characteristics of the fluid jet downstream of the funnel tube can be affected not only by the condition of the orifice and specifics of the fluid jet adjacent the orifice, but also by the configuration and dimensions of the chamber and funnel tube and the type and amount of abrasives being used. Monitoring whether the fluid jet is within permissible limits and causes of the flow abnormalities in the fluid jet is therefore difficult.
  • EP-A-1 599 977 discloses a nozzle assembly apparatus which includes a fluid source supplying a nozzle orifice with a fluid jet discharging through the orifice into a chamber, there being sensor means for sensing the fluid condition in the chamber.
  • an apparatus comprising: a nozzle assembly having a nozzle orifice formed therein; a highly pressurised fluid source in fluid communication with said nozzle orifice, wherein a fluid jet is discharged through the nozzle orifice into a chamber downstream of said nozzle assembly; a sensor means in fluid communication with the chamber, for sensing a fluid condition in said chamber which provides an indication of quality of the nozzle orifice, the fluid jet or combination thereof; characterised by alignment means for aligning the orientation of the fluid jet relative to the workpiece based upon said indication of the quality of the fluid jet.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a fluid jet nozzle apparatus 10.
  • the fluid jet nozzle apparatus 10 includes a nozzle assembly 12, a nozzle tube 14 and a nozzle nut 16.
  • the nozzle assembly 12 has a nozzle orifice 18 formed therein as is well known in the art.
  • the nozzle tube 14 is in fluid communication with the nozzle orifice 18, wherein a fluid jet 20 is produced downstream of the nozzle assembly 12 into a chamber 22.
  • a sensor 24 is in fluid communication with the chamber 22.
  • Either a flow meter or a pressure sensor may be used as a sensor 24 in the present application. Both types of sensors provide reliable indication of the condition of the fluid jet 20. It may be desired to provide both a pressure sensor 27 and a flow meter. As illustrated in Fig. 2, in situations where the sensor is monitored by a computer, an acceptable value for the pressure indicated by the pressure sensor 27 can be within a preset range for a specified range indicated by the flow meter 25, or vice versa.
  • Sensors of this type may be applied to either non-abrasive fluid jet cutting applications, as illustrated in Fig. 1, or to abrasive fluid jet cutting applications as illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • an abrasive inlet means 26 is in fluid communication with the chamber 22.
  • a funnel tube 28 is located downstream of the chamber 22, and is coaxial with the fluid jet 20.
  • One or more control valves 30 may be applied to control the fluid flow from abrasive inlet means 26 or sensor 25, 27. Using the control valves 30, the sensor 24 and the abrasive inlet means 26 may be applied as desired.
  • abrasive fluid jet cutting applications there exists an optimum abrasive feeding rate which depends upon the operational parameters of the fluid jet cutter (the relevant parameters include the size of the nozzle orifice 18, the size of the funnel tube 28, the fluid pressure and the type and size of abrasives added to the fluid.
  • the present invention provides the operator with a reliable and quantitative indication of whether the funnel tube 28 meets acceptable standards.
  • the operator has to continually observe the fluid jet stream and using non-quantitative standards and determine when the nozzle fell below the desired standards.
  • the prior art requires a skilled operator to function properly.
  • Yet another application in abrasive fluid jet cutting is the detection of the clogging of the funnel tube 28 during the cutting process by injected garnet particles of large dimensions. This clogging quickly becomes apparent by the sensor 24 indications.
  • the sensor 24 may range in complexity from a visual sensor which has to be observed by the operator to one which sends signals to a microprocessor (not shown but well known in the art).
  • the microprocessor can be used to stop application of fluid to the nozzle tube 14 when the quality of the fluid stream (as sensed by 24, 25 or 27) goes below a preset limit.
  • the information from the microprocessor is input into an alignment means 33. This assumes that when the quality of the fluid jet decreases, the stream will become wider, and the cutting kerf 34 (width of a workpiece 36 which is cut by the fluid jet 20) will widen.
  • the adjustment means can reposition the orientation of the fluid jet nozzle apparatus 10 relative to the workpiece to compensate for the increase in dimension of the fluid jet. It is to be understood that the adjustment means can reposition either the fluid jet nozzle apparatus 10 (see Fig. 3) or the workpiece 36 (see Fig. 4).

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Dispositif (10) comprenant un ensemble ajutage (12) constitué d'un orifice d'ajutage (18). Une source de fluide fortement pressurisé est en communication fluidique avec l'orifice d'ajutage (18), un jet de fluide (20) étant expulsé par ledit orifice d'ajutage (18) dans une chambre en aval dudit ensemble ajutage (12). Un détecteur (24) est en communication fluidique avec la chambre (22) afin de détecter l'état fluidique de ladite chambre (22) et fournit une indication de la qualité de l'orifice d'ajutage (18). Une partie (33) permet d'aligner l'orientation du jet de fluide (20) par rapport à la pièce travaillée à partir de l'indication de la qualité du jet de fluide (20).

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  1. Appareil comprenant un ensemble (12) à buse ayant un orifice (18) de buse formé dans l'ensemble, une source d'un fluide à très haute pression communiquant avec l'orifice de la buse, dans lequel un jet (20) de fluide est évacué par l'orifice de la buse dans une chambre (22) placée en aval de l'ensemble à buse, et un dispositif capteur (24) communiquant avec la chambre et destiné à détecter un état du fluide dans la chambre donnant une indication sur la qualité de l'orifice (18) de la buse, du jet de fluide (20) ou d'une combinaison de ceux-ci, caractérisé par un dispositif (33) d'alignement de l'orientation du jet de fluide par rapport à la pièce (36) d'après l'indication de la qualité du jet de fluide.
  2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif capteur est un capteur (27) de pression de fluide.
  3. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif capteur est un débitmètre (25).
  4. Appareil selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif capteur comprend à la fois un capteur (27) de pression de fluide et un débitmètre (25).
  5. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un dispositif (26) d'entrée d'un abrasif communiquant avec la chambre, le dispositif capteur communiquant avec le dispositif d'entrée d'un abrasif.
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